LECTURES AND CONFERENCES

January 28, 2009
The 11th Annual Coding for the Pediatric Practice Seminar (in Oak Brook)
Registration deadline: January 23, 2009

Course objectives

Upon completion of seminar, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of correct vaccine coding
• Recognize missed revenue opportunities where codes and/or modifiers were not used properly
• Identify how to code for specific levels of services rendered
• Properly code and document for complex patients
• Apply the deletions, additions and changes of CPT 2009, ICD-9, E&M and HCPCS

3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

January 29, 2009
The 11th Annual Coding for the Pediatric Practice Seminar (in Rosemont)
Registration deadline: January 23, 2009

Course objectives

Upon completion of seminar, participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge of correct vaccine coding
• Recognize missed revenue opportunities where codes and/or modifiers were not used properly
• Identify how to code for specific levels of services rendered
• Properly code and document for complex patients
• Apply the deletions, additions and changes of CPT 2009, ICD-9, E&M and HCPCS

3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

February 05, 2009
Pediatric Pearls: Autism Spectrum Disorders
Pediatricians and other health care providers serving our population often encounter questions regarding autism. A panel of experts will discuss topics such as screening and diagnosis, genetic components, immunizations, alternative approaches and other behavioral and developmental issues. The goal of this one day conference is to update professionals on the latest findings, approaches and techniques on how to deal.

Register by Monday, Jan. 26, 2009

6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

March 11, 2009
Pediatric Pearls: Endocrinology
Health care professionals who serve our children and adolescent population will not want to miss this one-day seminar. Our superb panel of specialists will discuss topics such as the latest in adolescent diabetes, steroid treatment, short stature, obesity and insulin resistance.

Register by Friday, Feb. 27, 2009

6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

April 23, 2009
Pediatric Pearls 17
This course is the 17th in a series of timely, one-day symposia for health care providers interested in learning about the latest pediatric treatments. The structure of this program remains the same with brief, practical hints related to several topics as well as subspecialty issues confronting you in your practice. For this installment, we present lectures on sport supplements, the new cholesterol guidelines, genetic testing and rotavirus.

Register by Friday, April 10, 2009

6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

May 22, 2009
Pediatric Pearls: Functional/Non-Organic Pain
This one-day conference should be attended by any health care provider interested in learning more about pain management. Each topic in the morning session will address appropriate history, physical exam and laboratory evaluation to give a diagnosis of “functional/non-organic” pain. Red flags will be identified to alert the practitioner to organic etiologies of pain.

Register by Monday, May 11, 2009

6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™

ROUNDS

Grand Rounds
All Grand Rounds are held in Bigler Auditorium at Children's Memorial Hospital. Surgical grand rounds begin at 7:30 a.m. and medical grand rounds at 8 a.m., unless otherwise noted.

Warren Wright Adolescent Center Lectures
Lectures are held on Friday afternoons from NOON to 1:30PM. We will not be serving lunch for the lectures held at NMH, however you are very welcome to bring your own lunch. A buffet luncheon is served for lectures being held at Children's Memorial prior to the lecture from 11:30AM to NOON. Further information may be obtained by calling Fran Alghini at 773.880.4859 or e-mailing falghini@childrensmemorial.org.

Firm Rounds
Firm Rounds meets the 1st through the 4th Tuesday of each month; M&M Conferences meet on 5th Tuesdays.

Brain Tumor Board
The Brain Tumor Board meets every Thursday from 3 – 5 p.m.

Tumor Board
The Tumor Board meets every Friday from 1:30–2:30 p.m.